Now, Kyrie Irving has been ruled out for 1-2 weeks with a back injury, per Shams Charania of ESPN. Irving missed Friday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with an illness but was ruled out for Monday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a lumbar strain in his back.

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has a bulging disc in his back and is expected to miss at least one to two weeks, sources told ESPN. There is optimism that treatment over the coming days will provide a return-to-play target date,